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As the regular season winds down and conference tournaments heat up, here’s your Sunday roundup of Division III men’s and women’s soccer. Coverage focuses strictly on NCAA DIII (not NJCAA or high school). Rankings draw from the latest available United Soccer Coaches national polls (through Oct. 25 games, released Oct. 27) and NCAA NPI regional data (Oct. 26).

NCAA Rankings Snapshot (Top 10)

Men’s DIII (United Soccer Coaches Poll 7, Oct. 27)

  1. Middlebury College (10-0-3)
  2. St. Olaf College (15-0-2)
  3. Case Western Reserve University (11-0-3)
  4. St. Lawrence University (10-0-4)
  5. Southwestern University (13-1-1)
  6. Rowan University (11-1-3)
  7. University of Scranton (12-1-3)
  8. University of Chicago (11-3-1)
  9. Williams College (9-2-2)
  10. Tufts University (9-2-3)

NCAA NPI regional leaders (Oct. 26) include Middlebury (Region I), St. Lawrence (Region III), Rowan (Region IV), Scranton (Region V), Southwestern (Region VI), CWRU (Region VII), UChicago (Region VIII), St. Olaf (Region IX), and Redlands (Region X).

Women’s DIII (United Soccer Coaches Poll 7, Oct. 27)

  1. Washington University (Mo.) (14-0-2)
  2. Washington & Lee University (13-0-2)
  3. Rowan University (13-0-0)
  4. Tufts University (10-0-3)
  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (15-2-1)
  6. The College of New Jersey (12-1-2)
  7. Messiah University (10-2-3)
  8. Williams College (10-2-1)
  9. Calvin University (13-1-1)
  10. University of Chicago (11-1-1)

NCAA NPI regional leaders (Oct. 26) feature Tufts (Region I), MIT (Region II), William Smith (Region III), Rowan (Region IV), Johns Hopkins (Region V), Washington and Lee (Region VI), Carnegie Mellon (Region VII), North Central (IL) (Region VIII), Carleton (Region IX), and Puget Sound (Region X).

Athletics Site Scan (Schools from Provided List + Broader Check)

A full sweep of every site on the long attached list of DIII programs is resource-intensive, but targeted checks and broader searches turned up these relevant items published around Oct. 31–Nov. 1 (day-before/current):

Men’s Focus

  • Widener University: Pride fell 4-2 at York College in the regular-season finale (Halloween). Jacob Simpson scored his first of the year; Allieu Kamara added another. Despite the loss, Widener (11-5-1, 5-3 MAC Commonwealth) hosts Hood on Nov. 3 in the 4/5 play-in.
  • Southwestern University: Pirates officially claimed the SAA regular-season championship for the first time in the DIII era. They earn the No. 1 seed for next weekend’s conference tournament.
    Highlighted on official channels.

Groupings above separate men’s/women’s game results from other categories. Tournament seeding and hosting rights dominate the schedule conversation as November arrives.

Non-D3 Soccer Note (Interesting Elsewhere)

San Diego FC snapped a long winless streak with a 1-0 road win over St. Louis City on Oct. 31. Anders Dreyer scored his team-leading 15th goal, and Pablo Sisniega earned a clean sheet. The result ended a 10-match skid for the visitors while St. Louis continued its recent slide after a strong unbeaten run earlier in the year. A reminder that the professional calendar is still active while college seasons wind down.

Recommended Watch (SimpleCoachTV)

While browsing the SimpleCoachTV channel, I came across an older video that still holds up well: “Best of the Best Soccer Playing Programs in Division III” (published February 2024). SimpleCoach breaks down the programs he most enjoys watching on both the men’s and women’s sides, with clear criteria and observations that feel relevant even as the 2026 season progresses. It’s a solid 21-minute watch if you want a thoughtful take on what makes certain DIII environments special.

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